The Dillon tribune., 1887-09-16
ante CAPTURE IN 'es.
,,,u,,our,s Description Of One Of
chao"' r.r,v-Day Incidents OF
uontana's History

,>,a winter morning 1 was in Vir.
~ o"l CIV, Montana, had breakfa*'ed' and
gina 49,, S 70 start up the gulch to my
was .'I ahou, eight miles above when sud.
'va', '."'v battalion Of armed men appeared
0s"'. ,ow.r end Of the main street saw
at s', '"' march in perfec, order up the street
s'nn hundred yard, or SO, halt ard receive some
'v"s 'sa',. and disper*e in squads. started
e'vs. '''s. bu. was stopped outside the city by
', .o,se Of a dozen men and informed 'na'
), souId not pass. Their orders were '"a'
'0s ~. could 20, but any one might come
knew some OF them-one in tact was
VI ..r,,.r. But they were memorable.
Nv ,,;,ted out, and l saw Gordon OF
:,., ls, .,,ch = posses posted closely all around
the city. -: ~.
The military squads were securing the
-. followed one squad, under the old
m ~,n Clark, into large saloon called the
r,;tornia Exchange. 1t had been sort
! headquarters Of the gang. He demand'
', If the barkeepcr If any of the "men on
Ms list" we're around there.
The barkeeper sale, "No.'
uyerv we'll, we propose to search these
,,rmises,' said the old man.
Thpreupon the barkeeper admitted that
.h.rs was one Of them in the back room,
~ he'd there, with a double.barreled shot
,,r loaded with buckshot ON each side OF
him and whole battery OF revolvers belt.
.d .round him. He volunteered also the
,a,emen, that he had passed through the
saloon lust after the Committee appeared
and said they. were after him and it meant
d-ath. but he would send half dozen OF
them to hell before they got him.
Upon this, some Of the young men with
Clark started to the rear; but the old man
ordered them to come back and guard the
Mace. while he fetched out the prisoner
He pooh poohed the idea Of danger.
disagreed with him and cooked my ears for
HE expected cannonade, as saw the old
man disappear in the rear with revolver
= in his hand.
was wrong, for mn he rcappe'red
graspng by the collar livid wretch whose
knees were knocking together. l looked
and 10! it was my quondam acquaintance
Jack Gallagher. He saw me, and CLEAN
Of hope shot across his face as he i'm
plored me for Gods sake to do something
for him. told him could do as muct
against whirlwind with a fence rail, ane
turned away.
Iasked the old man Clark at,erwart
about the arrest and told him that ! actual
" thought the man would at least sell hi
life dearly. had seen and heard Of SOM
Of them standing up and banging ava.
bravely enough.
mo, sir" said he, "they are all coward
at heart Their courage is whisky cour
age, and they are only brave when the,
have far the best Of it,"
think the simple philosophy Of tn
old gentleman the correct one. Homo
and Justice have such an ascendency owe
crime that when they confront it squared
itinvariablv willis.
The perquis,tions Of the Committee
Virginia City that day realized five Of tn
men on their list-one man named Bi
Hunter escaping by hiding in an empt
barrel that was standing among some file
ones in a warehouse cellar. He crawlt
out in the dead of night, and his tlacks
The snow where he had betaken himself
The mountains were found next day. IT
poor wretch was aiterward found in d
serted cabin a hundred miles away, whel
h7dled horrible dea.h--FrOm Septemb'
O,erkua.